Know the rules of small-boat safety. Show that you know how to handle a
rowboat.

Put on a personal Flotation device (PFD) that is the right size for you.
Make sure it is properly fastened. Wearing the PFD, jump into water over your
head. Show how the PFD keeps your head above water by swimming 25 feet.
Get out of the water, remove the PFD, and hang it where it will dry.

Note: Item 3 has been revised from the text in the book to account
for the changes to the Cub Scout Sports Program which were made in September,
2002. ("Ice Skating" and "Roller Skating" replaced "Skating", and "Snow Ski
and Board Sports" replaced "Skiing".)

Get a map or timetable from a railroad, bus line, airline, subway, or
light rail. The line should serve the place where you live or where you live.
Look up some places it goes.

Use a timetable to plan a trip from your home to a city in another state
by railroad, bus, airline, or ferry.

With your parent or guardian, take a trip to a place that interests you.
Go by car, bus, boat, train, or plane.

Figure out what it costs per mile for the trip you have taken in
requirement 3.

List four nearby trips you would like to take with your parents or
guardian. Lay out the trips on a highway map. Using the map, act as navigator
on one of these trips. It should start at your home, be at least 25 miles
long, and have six or more turns.

Pack a suitcase for a trip.

Check the first aid kit in the family car to see if it contains what it
needs.

Know the names of the President and Vice-President of the United States.
Know the names of the Governor of your state and the head of your local
government.

Describe the flag of the United States and give a short history of it.
With another Webelos Scout helping you, show how to hoist and lower the flag,
how to hang it horizontally and vertically on a wall, and how to fold it.

Explain why you should respect your country's flag. Tell some of the
special days you should fly it. Tell when to salute the flag and show how to
do it.

Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance from memory. Explain its meaning in your
own words. Lead your Webelos den in reciting the pledge.

Tell how our National Anthem was written.

Explain the rights and duties of a citizen of the United States. Explain
what a citizen should do to save our natural resources.

Alone or with your Webelos den, do a special Good Turn. Help your church
or other religious organization, school, neighborhood, or town. Tell what you
did.

And Do Two of These:

Tell about two things you can do that will help law enforcement agencies.

Visit a community leader. Learn about the duties of the job or office.
Tell the members of your Webelos den what you have learned.

Write a short story of not less than 50 words about a former U.S.
president or some other great American man or woman. Give a report on this to
your Webelos den.

Tell about another boy you think is a good citizen. Tell what he does that
makes you think he is a good citizen.

List the names of three people you think are good citizens. They can be
from any country. Tell why you chose each of them.

Tell why we have laws. Tell why you think it is important to obey the law.
Tell about three laws you obeyed this week.

Tell why we have government. Explain some ways your family helps pay for
government.

List four ways in which your country helps or works with other nations.

Name three organizations, not churches or other religious organizations ,
in your area that help people. Tell something about what one of these
organizations does.

Prepare a family energy-saving plan. Tell the things you did to carry it
out.

Tell what your family does for fun. Make a list of fun things your family
might do for little cost. Do one of them with a member of your family.

Learn how to clean your home properly. Help do it for one month.

Show that you know how to look after your clothes. Help with at least two
family washes.

Help plan the meals for your family for at least 1 week. With adult
supervision, help buy the food and help prepare at least three meals for your
family.

Take part in at least four family meetings and help make decisions. The
meetings might involve plans for family activities, or they might be about
serious topics that your parent wants you to know about.

Explain how you can get help quickly if there is an emergency in your
home. Make a "help list" of people or agencies that can help you if you need
it. Post it near a phone or other place with easy access.

Show what to do for these "hurry cases":

Serious bleeding

Stopped breathing

Internal poisoning

Heart attack

Show how to treat shock.

Show first aid for the following:

Cuts and scratches

Burns and scalds

Choking

Tell what steps must be taken for a safe swim with your Webelos den, pack,
family, or other group. Explain the reasons for the buddy system.

And Do Two of These:

Explain six rules of safety you should follow when driving a bicycle.

Plan a home fire escape plan for your family.

Explain how to use each item in a first aid kit for a home or car.

Tell where accidents are most likely to happen inside and around your
home.

Explain six safety rules you should remember when riding in a car.

Attend a first aid demonstration at a Boy Scout troop meeting, a Red Cross
center, or other place.

Explain how to safely handle the tools that you will use for this activity
badge.

With adult supervision and using hand tools, construct two different
wooden objects you and your Webelos den leader agree on, such as the items
listed below. Use a coping saw or jigsaw for these projects. Put them together
with glue, nails, or screws. Paint or stain them.

Make a display stand, or box to be used to display a model or an award. Or
make a frame for a photo or painting. Use suitable material.

Make four useful items using materials other than wood that you and your
scout Webelos den leader agree on, such as clay, plastic, leather, metal, paper,
rubber, or rope. These should be challenging items and must involve several
operations.

Make a map of the United States. Show the types of forests growing in
different parts of the country. Name some kinds of trees that grow in these
forests. For each type of forest, give one or more examples of uses for the
wood of its trees.

Draw a picture to show the plant and tree layers of a forest in your area.
Label the different layers. (If you don't live in an area that has
forests, choose an area that does and draw a picture of that forest.)

Identify six forest trees common to the area where you live. Tell how both
wildlife and humans use them. (If you don't live in a region that has
forests, read about one type of forest and name six of its trees and their
uses.)

Identify six forest plants (other than trees) that are useful to wildlife.
Tell which animals use them and for what purposes.

Draw a picture showing

how water and minerals in the soil help a tree grow

how the tree uses sunlight to help it grow

Make a poster showing how a tree's growth rings tell its life history

Collect pieces of three kinds of wood used for building houses.

Plant 20 forest tree seedlings.Tell how you planted them and what you did
to take care of them after planting.

Describe the harm wildfires can cause. Tell how you can prevent wildfire.

Draw your own urban forestry plan for adding trees to a street, yard, or
park near your home. Show what types of trees you would like to see planted.